LEGO and Philosophy

Today LEGO is not just a toy building block with trans-generational appeal but a multimedia phenomenon. The company has grown from a simple children’s toy to include television shows and films, corporate training programs based on the brick, educational robotics programs, fan conventions, clothing and accessories, and even a named professorship at Cambridge University. Written by a group of esteemed philosophers and LEGO fans, LEGO and Philosophy dives headfirst into the many philosophical ideas raised by the world of LEGO, not least of which is exploring what lies at the heart of what makes LEGO so special. It is a building tool that opens up a new world of possibility for the builder. Suddenly the domain of LEGO covers not only what is in our ordinary world, but a world that ends only at the limits of our own imaginations.

In a series of fascinating and stimulating essays, the book explores metaphysical, logical, moral, and conceptual issues. It introduces readers to key areas of philosophy through topics such as creativity and play, conformity and autonomy, consumption and culture, authenticity and identity, architecture, mathematics, intellectual property, business and environmental ethics.

Perfect for fans and armchair philosophers alike, LEGO and Philosophy invites the reader to come and join the intellectual play of ideas!

• Dives into the many philosophical ideas raised by LEGO bricks and the global multimedia phenomenon they have created
• Tackles metaphysical, logical, moral, and conceptual issues in a series of fascinating and stimulating essays
• Introduces key areas of philosophy through topics such as creativity and play, conformity and autonomy, consumption and culture, authenticity and identity, architecture, mathematics, intellectual property, business and environmental ethics
• Written by a global group of esteemed philosophers and LEGO fans
• A lively philosophical discussion of bricks, minifigures, and the LEGO world that will appeal to LEGO fans and armchair philosophers alike